Handy links to online resources, both Pirate and Part 15

[FTL_Ian]

Pirate/Community Radio:
http://www.freeradio.org/ - One of the pioneers in pirate radio
http://www.frn.net/special/prsg/ - Pirate Radio Survival Guide

Another Pirate radio forum: http://darkliferadio.proboards.com/index.cgi
and another: http://www.frn.net/vines/

Part 15:
http://part15.us - popular website with forum

Pirate Radio USA movie:
http://www.hulu.com/watch/150136/pirate-radio-usa

Add your suggested links...

[FTL_Ian]

"Knock Knock: A Legal Defense Guide"
http://www.freeradio.org/index.php?pagename=legal.php
Knock Knock: A Legal Defense Guide

Interesting excerpt:

Usually the course of events is as follows.  You will receive a letter from the FCC taking notice of your operation.Sometimes the letter will be presented as part of their visit to your station.  This letter will state that if your persist inunlicensed operations you will be subject to possible fines or jail.  In order to either collect a fine or begin criminalproceedings the FCC has to present their case to a Federal court.  Despite fines being assessed against a number ofpeople they have yet to go to court in order to collect the fines since this would open their process to possible Consti-tutional scrutiny.  Likewise for the criminal proceedings as well.  So far there have only been only  one or two instancesof actual criminal prosecution.

Pirate stations spread throughout NH and run by liberty activists could be a real headache for the FCC...

What To Do When The FCC Knocks On Your Door
http://www.roguecom.com/rogueradio/fccknocks.html

[FTL_Ian]

Free 258 pg PDF about Pirate Radio in Canada:
http://islandsofresistance.ca/

[FTL_Ian]

Anyone know if pirates have ever been raided without notices sent first?

Here's another story about a longtime CA pirate:
http://news.santacruz.com/2010/06/21/santa_cruz_pirate_radio_walks_plank_..._again

FCC enforcement difficulties (part of a larger article)
http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m6836/is_4_43/ai_n25026595/pg_9/

[KDus]

Friend got a letter telling him to stop. It wasn't addressed to him, just a form letter to the resident.
He moved his operation down the street during the night.

the real rules of Part 15  http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Engineering_Technology/Documents/bulletins/oet63/oet63rev.pdf

[RFBurns]

Those are NOT the "REAL" rules of Part 15. That publication is merely a reference bulletin written primarily for the general public's understanding of the use of non-licensed wireless devices.

Here is a quote from that bulletin that validates what I just said.

This bulletin is intended to provide a general understanding of the FCC's regulations and policies
applying to products using low-power transmitters. It reflects the current text and interpretations of
the FCC's regulations. More detailed information is contained in the regulations themselves, which
can be found in Part 15 of Title 47 of the Code of Federal Regulations. [/b]This bulletin does not replace
or supersede those regulations.[/b]

The actual Part 15 rules can be found at http://www.fcc.gov/oet/info/rules/ and then follow the Federal Register link.

Happy Hunting!

RFB

[RFBurns]

Anyone know if pirates have ever been raided without notices sent first?

Yes. KROX 107.7 FM Odessa Texas 1991. No nice letter...just a lot of guns with hammer back and pointing at me.


RFB

[RFBurns]

For those who are lucky to have the LPB AM transmitter units, and you would like to convert that puppy to AM Stereo....give a shout and I will tell you how.




LPB TX-30P/CCUFF C-QUAM Exciter

[humpower]

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